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Poor air quality could aggravate health issues for vulnerable LIers
The Air Quality Index, which measures the level of five pollutants, hit 105 in the metro area, including Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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Mothers, clinics scramble after temporary closure of NUMC's maternity wing
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Tick control strategies for Long Island lawns
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14 LI hospitals get top federal ratings; 1 again ranks among nation's lowest
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Blakeman administration returns nearly $14M in opioid settlement fund interest
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Schumer assails Trump administration's hantavirus response
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NYC resident with measles dined at a LI restaurant
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What to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
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Should you trust medical advice from chatbots like ChatGPT?
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'It doesn't feel real:' Family holds funeral for man in life support legal battle
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Potato chips recalled for salmonella risk: What you need to know
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In a first, FDA authorizes fruit-flavored vapes for adults
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See which LI hospitals got highest score for patient safety
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Denied: LI doc who allegedly performed questionable surgeries can't resume treating workers' comp patients
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What to know about measles on Long Island
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How Ground Zero's toxic air caused restrictive airway disease that worsened Giuliani's pneumonia
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What to know about microplastics in LI's drinking water
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Health care
Life-changing news: LI reporter learns she will get new liver from live donor
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$6.6M in state funding for Northwell psychiatric facilities on LI, Queens
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Weight loss drug may aid in treating depression, study suggests
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'My world was just so dark': LI woman recounts her recovery from abuse
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Cancer
Northwell's new $6M radiology suite at LIJ to target cancer care
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'I just want to help': How LI cancer center aids patients, survivors
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Better cancer outcomes: 7 in 10 survive 5 years or more
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Cancer treatments covered under law
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Mental health
Sensory-friendly expo brings resources, community to those with autism, neurodiversity
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Can a chatbot replace your therapist? Should it?
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LI therapist who had 'exceptionally violent child pornography' faces 12-year sentence, memo says
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Democrat blasts HHS for creating confusion in cutting, then reinstating SAMHSA grants
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COVID-19
PPP fraud lawsuit against racing association dismissed
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Empty assurances echo from 2020
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LI worker with long COVID awarded $1M after work-from-home denial
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LI, NYS flu rates fall but vaccine still vital, officials say
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Wellness
How LI families are maximizing parental leave with baby
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COVID vaccination rates rose in '24 as LI deaths, hospitalizations fell
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What does NYS Paid Family Leave, FMLA pay on Long Island?
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These LI fusion fitness classes offer one-stop resolution workouts
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Who are Long Island's top doctors?
Search Newsday's database to find a top-ranked doctor near you and get tips on choosing the right health care provider.
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Nassau reports its first measles case since 2024
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LI crash victim's funeral services set
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Study: Sickle cell patients at LI hospitals had highest risk of dying
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Medicare portal database exposed health providers' Social Security numbers
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LI firm recalls 'twisted apricot' product
Brain scans reveal 3 ADHD subtypes, including a more extreme form
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Car crash victim taken off life support at NUMC
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Family of crash victim must transport patient or allow NUMC brain death tests, court order says
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LI philanthropist gives multimillion dollar endowment to Cold Spring Harbor Lab program
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Chocolate mix sold at Uncle Giuseppe's recalled
Parents raise concerns over ticks around 2 Middle Country schools
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CDC delay of infant hepatitis B shot likely to raise infections, studies show
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Health Favorites
Memorial Sloan Kettering and Anthem strike deal on reimbursement rates
The two sides said they reached a new multiyear agreement providing Anthem members with continued access to care.
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'Holiday heart syndrome' and other New Year's Eve hazards to watch out for
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Behind the health insurance policies exasperating LIers — and what to do about them
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LI lagging behind rest of NYS on flu, COVID vaccinations
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Health and business
National raw dog food maker recalls chicken product over potential salmonella risk
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See which LI hospitals got highest score for patient safety
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Potato chips recalled for salmonella risk: What you need to know
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Out East: Home on the free range at Browder's Birds
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LI college grads face a tough job market
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Connect with nature brick by brick at Old Westbury Gardens
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'The big event in the life of the Big Duck was when it was moved'
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LI Works: Where's the beef? Ken visits a butcher shop
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Many LIers wrestle with exhaustion, debt and trade-offs at home as they try to stay afloat
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Design your own pie at this Huntington cafe
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Out East: Rescue center where they give a hoot about saving animals
Eat like a kid again with 'happy meals' for grown-ups
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Records of excellence
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